NHS Pay Insight Blog
Stay updated with the latest articles on NHS Pay Bands, Benefits, career Tips and Policy Insights across the UK.
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UK NHS Bank Holidays — Official Dates
By Sophie Patel • 10/11/2025UK NHS Bank Holidays (Official UK Dates) Pick a nation & year to view dates and how many are left. ← Calculate your entitlement Nation England & WalesScotlandNorthern Ireland Year 20252026 Show All bank holidaysUpcoming only Total this year 0 Remaining 0 Next bank holiday — Date Holiday Day Status… -
NHS BANK HOLIDAYS
By Sophie Patel • 08/11/2025NHS Bank Holidays Entitlement Calculator (2025/26) Accurate, pro-rata hours and “equivalent days” for part-time and full-time NHS staff. See Official UK Bank Holiday Dates → Nation England & Wales (8 BH) Scotland (9 BH) Northern Ireland (10 BH) Counts: EW=8, SC=9, NI=10 Contracted Hours / Week Full time = 37.5h… -
NHS Pension Calculator
By Sophie Patel • 07/11/2025NHS Pension Calculator 2025 | Comprehensive Calculator for All Schemes NHS Pension Calculator 2025: Complete Guide to Your NHS Retirement Benefits Comprehensive calculator for all NHS Pension Schemes ✓ Updated for 2025/26 Tax Year Basic Calculator Advanced Calculator McCloud Remedy Annual Allowance Partial Retirement Select Your NHS Pension Scheme 1995… -
NHS Overtime and Unsocial Hours Pay: Maximize Your Earnings in 2025
By Sophie Patel • 05/11/2025NHS Overtime and Unsocial Hours Pay: Maximize Your Earnings in 2025 From Band 2 healthcare assistants to Band 9 executives, overtime and unsocial hours can significantly boost your NHS pay in 2025/26. With the 3.6% pay rise across England, overtime (1.5x your hourly rate), unsocial hours premiums (up to 60%,… -
Graduate Guarantee 2025/26
By Sophie Patel • 15/10/2025NHS Career as a Nurse or Midwife: How the 2025/26 Graduate Guarantee Sets You Up for Success Starting your career as a nurse or midwife in England just got a whole lot easier, thanks to the NHS Graduate Guarantee, launched on 11 August 2025. This groundbreaking plan ensures every newly… -
National Insurance and NHS Pension
By Sophie Patel • 11/08/2025How National Insurance and NHS Pension Affect Your 2025/26 Payslip As an NHS worker in England, you’ve likely glanced at your payslip and wondered why your take-home pay is less than expected. With the 2025/26 3.6% pay rise boosting salaries, deductions like National Insurance (NI) and NHS Pension can still… -
NHS Pay Crisis 2025: Strike Threat and Wage Erosion Backlash
By Sophie Patel • 05/08/2025In 2025, the NHS is facing its most volatile period in over a decade. While the government has implemented a 3.6% pay uplift for Agenda for Change (AfC) staff and 5.4% for doctors…. -
NHS Pay Bands Explained
By Sophie Patel • 04/08/2025NHS Pay Bands guide can help you make smart career moves and track your earnings confidently. How bands work, how pay rises happen and where you might go next position….
